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Sweet Smell of Success

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1957
1h 37m
English
Drama
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New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
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Cast

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Burt Lancaster
J.J. Hunsecker
Tony Curtis
Sidney Falco
Susan Harrison
Susan Hunsecker
Martin Milner
Steve Dallas
Jeff Donnell
Sam Levene
Frank D' Angelo
Joe Frisco
Herbie Temple
Barbara Nichols
Emile Meyer
Lt. Harry Kello
Edith Atwater
Chico Hamilton
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Paul Horn
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Fred Katz
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Buddy Clark
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Jay Adler
Manny Davis (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Nicky Blair
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Brad Brown
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Lou (Toots Shor's Headwaiter) (uncr...
Lewis Charles
Al Evans (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Joe Di Reda
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Directed By: Alexander Mackendrick
Written By: Ernest Lehman (Screenplay), Clifford Odets (Screenplay)

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chris337 says...
4 years ago
The scintillating dialogue is the primary attraction, delivered with crisp pace by Curtis & Lancaster. The bright neon night city of New York also provides a gorgeous backdrop in the exteriors.
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Juliosoft says...
6 years ago
Great movie with great interpretations, try to ascend as is and above anyone. Show the others who are trying to climb, that you are up, above them
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KurtMoney says...
9 years ago
Got the Criterion blu-ray of this without seeing it, I just loved the cover design so much. Turns out it was a good investment because this movie was pretty great. The cinematography is striking and beautiful. But what really takes the cake is the dialog. Every line is great but here are a few of my favorites: "Cats in the bag and the bag's in the river" "I'd hate to take a bite out of you. You're a cookie full of arsenic." "Susie, that fish is four days old. I'm not buyin'." Great! That first line is also the name of two episodes of Breaking Bad. Pumped now that I get the ref.
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Tobeiyyy says...
2 months ago
Simply did not care as much for the gossip of these people.
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Nutshell
5 years ago
A better title might be The Sad Stench of Desperation. Was Burt Lancaster ever better
than in this riveting late-fifties noir from director Alexander Mackendrick? That's a tough
question. But it's a no-brainer that Tony Curtis' performance here is top-level craft at its
best (as in The Boston More
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